Planning is a systematic process that involves analyzing situations, setting goals and objectives, and determining actions to minimize uncertainties. The planning process includes reviewing operations, assessing strengths and weaknesses, studying external factors, and formulating strategies and action plans while monitoring progress. Effective planning is crucial for organizational success, as it underpins the functions of organizing, directing, and controlling.

1. Scope and Nature of Planning

2. planning
 planning is the
process of
analyzing the
situation,
determining the
goals/ objectives
that will be
persuaded in the
future and
deciding in
advance, the
actions that will

3.  Planning is selecting process .
 Planning minimize uncertainties.
 Planning improves employee's moral

4. Planning process
 The following are the steps involved in
PLANNING PROCESS
1.Reviewing the current operation situation.
2. Conducting the current operation strengths/
weaknesses.
3. Studying the External environmental factors
affecting the operation.
4.Based on the above analyses, determine the
-goals
-objectives
for the operation for the future period.

5.  5.Based on the objectives, determine your
strategy
- how you are going to achieve the objectives.
6. Based on the strategy, determine the action
plans
that has to be implemented.
7. Your action plan will determine the resources
required
- manpower
-finance
-materials
etc
8. Finally a system to monitor the plan/its
progress.

6. Importance of planning
 The PLANNING is the most challenging,
because
SKILLWISE , it provides opportunity to use
various skills/knowledge levels
To facilitate goals achievement
To facilitate assessment
To reduce risks and loss
To make good decisions
To carry out job division
To determine opportunities and threats

7. Need of Planning
 planning is premer function, because without
planning.
 You cannot organize, without organization,
 you cannot direct. Without direction, you
cannot control .
 Without control, you cannot get results for
success we need planning.

9. scope of planning
 Scope Definition Scope Planning is an important component of
the project management. The Project Scope Management Plan is
the document that details how the project scope will be defined,
developed, and verified while provisioning how scope will be
managed and controlled by the project management team ,Scope
contains a description of the preparation of a detailed Project
Scope Statement.
 Resource: what can be used to meet the scope.
 Time: what tasks are to be undertaken and when.
 Quality: the spread or deviation allowed from a desired standard.
 Risk: defines in advance what may happen to drive the plan off
course, and what will be done to recover the situation.

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